Spleen

splen, n. a spongy gland near the large extremity of the stomach, supposed by the ancients to be the seat of anger and melancholy hence, spite ill-humour melancholy. [M. E. splen — L Gr splen; cog. with L, lien (for p-lu'ii' Sans phhan. Splendent, splen'dent, ad) splendid or shining bright {L. pr.p. of spiendca to shine.] Splendid, spieiAiid, turj magnificent: famous: illustrious, heroic. —adz\ Splendidly. [Lit. Shining,' L splrnduius—splendeo to shine.] Splendour, splen'dur, «. the appearance of anything splendid brilliance: magnificence. Splenetic, spitik or spleiVe-tik, Splenetical, sple net'ik-al, adj. affected with spleen, peevish melancholy.— u Splen etic, a splenetic person. —adv. Splenet loally. Splenic, splen ik. adj pertaining to the spleen. Splenitis, splc-m'tis. « inflammation of the spleen. Splice, splis, v to unite two ends of a rope by interweaving the strands, -n. act of spltcing joint made by splicing- (Lit. to split m order to join a form of Split allied to Dut. splitsen. Splint, splint, u small piece of wood split off: 'wed a thm piece of wood. confining a broken or injured limb a hard excrescence on the shank-bone of a horse —v.t to confine with splints. (A nasalised form of Split, Splinter, ‘•phnt'ei, u. a piece of wood or other — substance split oft 7 and v.i to split into splinters Splintery, -plmt'cr-i, adj made of or M's.e.splinters. Split, v to cleave lengthwise to tear asunder violently to divide to throw into discord. — to divide or twit asunder to bedashed to pic» pr p. splilt'mg p.t.f. and pa / split. - v a cr.irk or rent lengthwise (Allied to Dut. sphjttu, Ger spleiszen Cf Splice and Splint.]